Sally Hopley

It's important that the whole med center community participates in energy conservation. So, share tips, news articles, and even the Ecochallenge with others to promote energy conservation this summer!

Check out the Office of Sustainability’s newest articles about Energy Curtailment at the med center on the TODAY and NOW.

If you are capable of taking the stairs in buildings with elevators, consider doing so to save elevator space and energy for guests. This action saves energy and promotes wellness across campus.

When entering and exiting buildings, you can help save energy by opening doors manually rather than using automatic opening buttons if you do not need to.

On hot days, please help keep building temperatures low by closing blinds, shades, and curtains, especially those that receive direct sunlight. These simple actions can reduce heat gains by as much as 33%!

A fume hood sash is a see-through panel that moves up and down to allow access into the fume hood. Although fume hoods are very important for the lab, they use A LOT of energy. Shutting the fume hood sash when not in use can save the amount of energy that 3.5 homes use each day!

When you leave the room or see an empty area, turn off the lights! This simple task can reduce energy consumption. If everybody turned the lights off in unoccupied rooms when they left, the med center could save more than $100,000 per year!